- If you see your science-loving neighbor headed home with a power cord, a handful of test tubes, a stopwatch, and a bag of potatoes, there’s probably no need to be alarmed. There’s a good chance he’s only conducting an experiment, a scientific test conducted under controlled conditions.
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- vi. 尝试;进行实验
- n. 实验,试验;
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1. to do an experiment, to perform an experiment, to conduct an experiment
做╱进行实验
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2. proved by experiment
经过实验证明
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3. laboratory experiments
实验室实验
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4. I've never cooked this before so it's an experiment.
我以前从未做过这种菜,所以这是一个尝试。
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5. Some people feel that experimenting on animals is wrong.
有人觉得利用动物做实验是错误的。
- experiment (n.) mid-14c., "action of observing or testing; an observation, test, or trial;" also "piece of evidence or empirical proof; feat of magic or sorcery," from Old French esperment "practical knowledge, cunning; enchantment, magic spell; trial, proof, example; lesson, sign, indication," from Latin experimentum "a trial, test, proof, experiment," noun of action from experiri "to try, test," from ex- "out of" (see ex-) + peritus "experienced, tested," from PIE *per-yo-, suffixed form of root *per- (3) "to try, risk."
- experiment (v.) late 15c., from experiment (n.). Intransitive sense by 1787. Related: Experimented; experimenting.
ex·peri·ment ★ / ɪkˈsperɪmənt ; NAmE ɪkˈsperɪmənt / noun , verb experiment experiments experimented experimenting noun ★ [countable , uncountable ] 1 ★ a scientific test that is done in order to study what happens and to gain new knowledge 实验;试验 ◆ to do/perform/conduct an experiment 做╱进行实验 ◆ proved by experiment 经过实验证明 ◆ laboratory experiments 实验室实验 ◆ Many people do not like the idea of experiments on animals. 许多人不赞成在动物身上做试验。 ☞ collocationsat scientific 2 ★ a new activity, idea or method that you try out to see what happens or what effect it has 尝试;实践 ◆ I've never cooked this before so it's an experiment. 我以前从未做过这种菜,所以这是一个尝试。 experimentin sth ◆ the country's brief experiment in democracy 这个国家对民主的短暂尝试 verb ★ 1 ★ [intransitive ] experiment(on sb/sth) | experiment(with sth) to do a scientific experiment or experiments 做试验;进行实验 ◆ Some people feel that experimenting on animals is wrong. 有人觉得利用动物做实验是错误的。 2 ★ [intransitive ] experiment(on sb/sth) | experiment(with sth) to try or test new ideas, methods, etc. to find out what effect they have 尝试;试用 ◆ I experimented until I got the recipe just right. 我不断地尝试,直至找到正合适的烹饪法为止。 ◆ He wanted to experiment more with different textures in his paintings. 他想在自己的绘画中更多地尝试不同的纹理结构。 ▶ ex·peri·ment·er experimenter experimenters / ɪkˈsperɪməntə(r) ; NAmE ɪkˈsperɪməntər / noun ex·peri·ment / ɪkˈsperɪmənt ; NAmE ɪkˈsperɪmənt / ex·peri·ment·er / ɪkˈsperɪməntə(r) ; NAmE ɪkˈsperɪməntər /
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